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Former Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised South East leaders to feel free to travel abroad, saying his attack on Saturday by members of the outlawed IPOB did not represent the behaviour of the larger Igbo people in the diaspora. Mr Ekweremadu said he had “moved on” and cared less about what authorities in Nigeria […]

The naira on Monday traded at N358.6 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The pound sterling and the euro closed at N445 and N396, respectively. At the Bureau De Change segment, the naira was sold at N358.6, while the pound sterling and the euro closed at N445 and N396, respectively. Trading at […]

A former Nigerian minister of petroleum has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of violating her privacy by entering her apartment without a court order. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is still at large, said in an application through her lawyer that the action of the EFCC operatives is illegal. The EFCC at a federal court in […]

GERMAN police authorities, Landespolizie in Nuremberg, Germany have disclosed that no arrest has been made and will be made in connection with the Saturday attack on Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy Senate President. Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu West in the Senate, was in Nüremberg for the New Yam when some aggrieved members of the proscribed […]

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has banned the use of English as a means of communication during any traditional event in the state. The governor, who gave the directive on Monday in Ado-Ekiti during the First Ekiti State Arts and Culture Stakeholders’ Forum, said it has now become an offence for anyone to communicate in […]

A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, returned to the country on Monday and declared that he would not be seeking punishment for his attackers because he had forgiven them. Ekweremadu, who spoke with journalists at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport on arrival from the trip, described his assault in Nuremburg, Germany on […]

The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has called on German authorities to unmask the identity of and try the August 17 attackers of Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany. In a statement on Monday in Berlin, the embassy also demanded that the attackers be tried in accordance with German laws. Under German law, physical assaults are punishable by […]

Human Rights lawyer Femi Falana says the call for revolution is not new in Nigeria as many political leaders had called for revolution at one point or the other. He said Nigerians called for revolution during colonial rule but unlike now, none of the agitators was charged with treason for it. Mr Falana spoke on […]

South east governors have dismissed the order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on its members to attack them on sight anywhere in overseas as empty threat. IPOB founder Nnamdi Kanu had given a matching order to its members across the world to attack the Governors of Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia and Anambra States anywhere […]

The leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has offered N1 million reward for credible information on overseas travel itinerary of Southeast governors. The fugitive also warned other Igbo leaders except a senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, not to travel out of the country for their own good. Mr Kanu announced this […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday gave reasons why its members attacked former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, in Germany. It was reported how the senator was attacked in Nuremberg, Germany where he was attending the New Yam Festival of Igbo community in that country. Reacting to the attack, IPOB said it has […]

A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday evening. The explosion occurred in a Shiite neighbourhood as people gathered to celebrate a wedding in the Dubai City wedding hall. The victims included women and children, an official said. The Associated Press quoted a […]

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has expressed optimism that poverty can be eradicated in Nigeria in 2030, as projected, with diligent prosecution of the Sustainable Development Goal’s policy. Dr. Fayemi said the state would continue to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) vision of ensuring that poverty is banished across the developing nations, especially […]

IPOB members yesterday, attacked the former deputy senate president at a function in Germany… In a video shared by Radio Biafra, the aggrieved Biafrans say they are against their leaders celebrating New Yam festival in Germany when their indigenes back home are being killed, raped and attacked by Fulani herdsmen. Watch the video of the attack below…

An estimated 35,000 persons have lost their lives in the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States and other parts of Nigeria since the beginning of the conflict in 2009, the United Nations has said. “These are 35,000 too many deaths,” it said in a statement. The agency also said 37 aid […]

This is Femi Fani-Kayode reacting to viral videos of IPOB members beating ex-deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu at an Igbo event in Germany yesterday. Watch the video below:

British superstar Anthony Joshua is eager to bounce back in his rematch with Andy Ruiz. In June at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Ruiz handed Joshua the first defeat of his pro career. He dropped Joshua four times before the contest was stopped in the seventh round. The rematch is taking place on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ordered the military to identify and kill bandits carrying out attacks across the country. The President said he was disturbed that bandits not only kill, but also maim and extort their victims. Buhari gave the orders in  Katsina State while addressing 15 officers and 160 soldiers of the 17th Army […]